>Even in the early games against weaker opponents, we saw more "A" grades--either the fans are getting tougher on the grades, or we believe the team performed more poorly against Temple. For instance, we had 3 "Dean's List" grades against Florida International (who has not won a game) and the Irish (who should not have won a game.) Yet, against Temple, we have one "A"-- the runningbacks.

>The secondary and Special Teams got the lowest grades--a couple of C's.

Fan Grade Results for PennState vs. Temple

A

B

C

D

F

Response
Count

Quarterbacks

7.4% (37)

45.5% (228)

33.1% (166)

8.0% (40)

6.0% (30)

501

Running Backs

47.1% (235)

43.1% (215)

5.6% (28)

1.4% (7)

2.8% (14)

499

Wide Receivers

43.8% (218)

46.2% (230)

5.4% (27)

1.8% (9)

2.8% (14)

498

Offensive Line

30.8% (153)

51.1% (254)

13.1% (65)

2.4% (12)

2.6% (13)

497

Defensive Line

16.6% (83)

47.3% (236)

28.9% (144)

4.8% (24)

2.4% (12)

499

Linebackers

39.1% (195)

42.3% (211)

14.2% (71)

2.4% (12)

2.0% (10)

499

Secondary

9.2% (46)

29.8% (149)

39.0% (195)

15.8% (79)

6.2% (31)

500

Special Teams

8.8% (44)

36.3% (181)

41.0% (204)

9.6% (48)

4.2% (21)

498

Offensive Coaching

9.6% (48)

43.3% (216)

31.1% (155)

7.4% (37)

8.6% (43)

499

Defensive Coaching

11.2% (56)

37.7% (189)

33.3% (167)

11.6% (58)

6.2% (31)

501

Overall coaching

9.0% (45)

37.3% (187)

35.1% (176)

11.8% (59)

7.0% (35)

502

answered question

506

Here are the tabulated results, courtesy of George R. Coulter, with the comparisons over the season. George converts the ABCD grades to the University 4.0 system and keeps track of those areas which would earn a Dean's list honor. Many thanks for his work and contribution! Yellow indicates a Dean's List grade.